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Verified record
License not state-verified. We could not confirm a current registration in the state registry. Insurance is self-reported.
- Not rated by the BBB
- 11 work photos
Highlights
- Custom cabinetry — repeated, detailed praise across a dozen Houzz reviews
- Repeat clients — at least one customer returned for a second project
- Design input — reviewers credit Paulo directly for hands-on design help
- New legal entity — BBB lists this LLC as under 6 months old, unrated
- Predecessor name — all visible reviews credit 'DFL'/'Designs for Living,' not Novo
Novo Design & Build LLC is a Lincoln, Rhode Island kitchen and bath cabinetry design-build studio founded by Paulo P. Pereira, who works with clients by appointment from a Smithfield Avenue showroom. It's a newly registered business — the Better Business Bureau opened its file in April 2026 and lists it as a one-person operation less than six months old — but Pereira's cabinetry and kitchen/bath design work has a much longer track record under a related name. A dozen detailed, five-star Houzz reviews spanning October 2019 through January 2023 describe full kitchen and bathroom renovations, custom cabinetry, tile and countertop work, with several clients naming Pereira directly and at least one returning for a second project. Notably, every one of these reviews credits the work to "DFL" or "Designs for Living" rather than Novo, so this history belongs to the studio's predecessor or related brand rather than the current LLC itself — read it as Pereira's own body of work, not as reviews of "Novo." BuildZoom lists two contractor licenses tied to this business — a Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (#204600) and a Rhode Island Residential Contractor license (#GC-44437) — both shown by BuildZoom as verified active as of 2026, though that verification is BuildZoom's own claim rather than a state registry check performed here. Because the Novo entity itself is so new, it's worth asking to see recent, Novo-branded project photos and confirming current licensing and insurance directly before booking. This looks like a solid pick for a homeowner planning a kitchen or bath cabinetry project who wants a small, design-forward studio with a genuinely long history of detailed, positive feedback — just go in knowing that history sits under a name the business used to operate as, and that "Novo" itself doesn't have reviews of its own yet.
What does a kitchen remodel cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Novo Design & Build LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Cabinets are roughly 30% of a kitchen budget.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical kitchen remodel around $29,000
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